It’s also really fun to watch the fighting between Riven and Musa throughout the season. Shooting these things can be quite technical and exhaustive, but that one was a pleasure because it’s fun to bring something alive that you’ve been working so hard on for a few weeks. And then, it just felt gloomy, we were wet, and it was a miserable day outside. It gave it this gravitas that was really exciting. All the Irish crew knew about it because there are all these myths and tales, so of course, they were trying to freak us all out. It used to be where the Hellfire group used to meet, which is an old cult that had meetings in Ireland. It was amazing and epic to shoot because we did it in these old ruins, on top of this hill. There’s so much heightened emotion in it, probably more for Sky than me. We spent a good two weeks, solidly rehearsing that fight and getting it right. THORP: It was actually scripted a lot longer, but for whatever reason, in the edit, they brought it down a bit. What do you enjoy about that side of the character? How do you think his skill defines him, and what has it been like to pull some of that off? This is a high stakes show that includes a lot of physical work, whether it’s fight training or life-or-death moments of survival out in the field. But as we get into Season 2, you see him step into himself a bit more and mellow out a bit. Through Season 1, there was a little bit more toxic behavior. That was more interesting for me to explore. And then, he might back himself into a corner, and out of defense, he might lash out. He actually means well, but often gets it wrong. Especially at that age, someone who is overconfident can often be masking a deeper insecurity. He was acting out because he’s misunderstood, and I think that’s really true to life. But as a performer, I always tried to find more of an underbelly of why he might behave in the way he does. In Season 1, with what he was up to, it felt straight-up toxic. THORP: Especially when taking on a role, as an actor, you have to try to find a way to empathize with the character. But with this, it’s a serious relationship. Sometimes there will be a one-off threesome that’s meant to be titillating. It’s a very interesting dynamic because it’s not a relationship that we see on shows very often. Hopefully, it tells the story it’s needing to tell. But outside of that, of course, we, as actors, were talking amongst ourselves about what would we feel most comfortable with and what we wanted to present, and it’s somewhere in between the two. ![]() We have an intimacy coach that comes in, and we spend as long as we need to, choreographing the scene, so everyone feels comfortable. THORP: In a show of this nature, when it comes to the choreography of the more intimate scenes, we handle that with a really delicate approach. What were those scenes like to do? Are there a lot of conversations about figuring out the choreography of intimate scenes that involve three people, and not just two people? The trio of Riven and Dane and Beatrix is so interesting because Riven pretends not to really care about anyone, even though that’s clearly not true. He steps into his role as a specialist and a soldier, although he’s still navigating plenty of love triangles and social dynamics. I still think he’s riddled with insecurity and that makes him act out, but he acts a little less like a delinquent in Season 2. We get to see a slightly more sensitive side of Riven in Season 2, whatever that means in the Riven-sphere. I definitely had a bit more of an understanding of who Riven was in this world and in this telling of the story.īy the time you got to the end of this season, do you feel differently about him now? Do you see him differently now, than you did in the beginning? But by the time you get around to Season 2, it was pretty much stepping into the same shoes, but really exciting to take him on another journey. Through conversations with the showrunner, and maybe a few guesses, you have to figure out where you are guiding your character. Sometimes we don’t even know the narrative arc of our character. THORP: The first season, you’re always getting a grasp of the character because we’re only given episodes, two by two.
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